沽

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abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

沽 joins 氵 water, the picture part, with 古 gǔ, whose tone differs. Water gives the first meaning, the old name of a river in Héběi. The senses 'to buy' and 'to sell' were borrowed later for the sound alone.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

沽gū
to buy, to sell

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